William H.R. Lykins
Son of Kansas City pioneer Johnston Lykins, M.D., was one of the earliest pioneers of Lawrence, Kansas as he built the second log cabin ever on the land that would become Lawrence. Later, he would open a bank there. He and his family survived the most brutal area during Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas because of his friendship with a number of the guerrillas. Some citizens of Lawrence thought that Lykins was in some kind of "cahoots" with Quantrill himself, but this theory was unfounded. Although his bank was burned by accident from flames from another building, his house and family came out of the raid completely unscathed. The entire household of immediate family that were at home when Quantrill hit are all buried together at Elmwood. William also did studies and excavations of Indian mounds and wrote reports on this subject SPECIFICALLY for the Smithsonian Institute in the late 1800's. He is the brother-in-law of Theodore S. Case. His stepmother is Mattie Bingham, wife of famous painter, George Caleb Bingham. She was also at William's home during Quantrill's raid.
bio from Richard Stewart/Elmwood Cemetery
∼Removed to Elmwood Cemetery - February 28, 1908.
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THE KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, Missouri
Friday, June 16, 1893
Page 4
THE DEATH OF A PIONEER.
W.H.R. Lykins, Who Came to Kansas City
in 1831, Passes Away.
William H.R. Lykins, pioneer and scientist, died at his home, No. 414 West Thirteenth street, late yesterday afternoon. Mr. Lykins had been in his bed for five months and for several days his death had been hourly expected. The causes of his death were kidney disease and general debility. For four or five years, he had been an invalid. In January, 1891, he fell on the icy pavement at the corner of Thirteenth and Central streets and received a shock to the nervous system from which he never fully recovered. Mr. Lykins leaves a widow and one child, Miss Lilah Lykins.
The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home, No. 414 West Thirteenth street. The Rev. T.E. Vassar of the First Baptist church will preach the funeral sermon. It was Mr. Lykins request that his funeral should be as quiet as possible. He was a Mason, but in deference to his expressed request, the service will be private. The body will be placed in the family vault in Union cemetery.
William H.R. Lykins was 64 years old September 29, 1892. He was born in Kentucky and brought to Kansas City in 1831. His father, Dr. Johnson Lykins, was a medical missionary among the Indians. As a youth, Mr. Lykins aided his father and when he grew older he was for a time a teacher among the Indians. Mr. Lykins kept in after years and retained at his home in Kansas City text books that he used in teaching, some of which were in the Indian language.
After a course at a Kentucky college, Mr. Lykins took up a claim on what is now the site of Lawrence, Kansas, and later the Eastern organization which formed the town, purchased his lands. Mr. Lykins opened a bank under the title of Banking House of W.H.R. Lykins and was in Lawrence through the border war of 1856, 1857 and 1858. His bank building was burned during the Quantrell raid. He carried on a successful banking business there for several years and was elected and re-elected Mayor. About 1867, business took an unfavorable turn and the bank failed. It was an honest failure, not a "break with full pockets," and was disastrous to Mr. Lykins. He returned to Kansas City and was for twelve year an accountant in the postoffice. After leaving the postoffice, he was employed by the Merchants' and Manufacturers' bureau, but for the last six years has not been in any active employment as his health would not permit it.
Mr. Lykins was naturally a student. He was a well read man, particularly on biology, geology and mineralogy. When he lived at Lawrence, he had the finest library in Kansas. He was greatly interested in the mound building and he assisted in opening and examining several Indian mounds of this vicinity, writing reports on them for the Smithsonian institution at Washington. Mr. Lykins disposed of the last of his library two years ago. The remnant of his valuable collection of books contained some of the volumes he most highly prized. He had the first volume of the very few which were copyrighted under the laws of the Confederate states of America and had a hundred old and strange works. He had during his more active days made a large collection of specimens of paleontology and of the prehistoric remains of man. The collection he distributed piecemeal to the younger students with whom he was associated. Two years ago, when his eyesight began to fail him, he disposed of the last of his treasurers of nature and pen. Most of the books found their way into libraries in this city, a very few went to the second-hand stores, and most of this remnant of his collections of specimens went to the Scarritt institute with the collections of the old Kansas City Academy of Science, which he had founded years ago. Mr. Lykins' contributions to the reports of the Smithsonian institution are in the reports for the years between 1865 and 1881, in the Kansas City public library. Mr. Lykins was also a fruitful writer. A production from him, entitled "In Kansas City's Youth," appeared in THE STAR January 30.
Although born a Kentuckian and reared in Missouri in Jackson county, which was a stronghold of slavery, Mr. Lykins was not a secessionist nor a pro-slavery man. His election as Mayor of Lawrence would show that he found favor with his neighbors who represented the element favoring the abolition of slavery. Ex-Postmaster T.S. Case, under whom Mr. Lykins held office in the postoffice, says that Mr. Lykins was Republican in politics. Mr. Lykins was a very quiet man and disliked political discussions. He was in sympathy with the cause of religion, but not an advocate of sects.
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THE KANSAS CITY TIMES
Kansas City, Missouri
Sunday, June 18, 1893
Page 8
Funeral of W.H.R. Lykins.
The funeral of the dead pioneer, W.H.R. Lykins, took place at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The ceremonies were conducted by the Rev. T.E. Vassar, pastor of the First Baptist church, at the house, 414 West Thirteenth street. The funeral oration was a touching and eloquent tribute to the memory of the dead., who many fine personal qualities and mental gifts endeared him to all. The many good deeds of the deceased were touched upon and to the bereaved family were extended heartfelt and sincere sympathy. Reference was also mad to the Dr. Lykins, who was one of the founders of the Baptist church in Kansas City. Several songs were sung by the choir.
The old friends who acted as pall-bearers were: John W. Polk, J.C. Horton, J.N. Watkins, W.H. Paret, Sidney Hare and Oliver Case. A large number of friends accompanied the body to Union cemetery where the interment was made.
Son of Kansas City pioneer Johnston Lykins, M.D., was one of the earliest pioneers of Lawrence, Kansas as he built the second log cabin ever on the land that would become Lawrence. Later, he would open a bank there. He and his family survived the most brutal area during Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas because of his friendship with a number of the guerrillas. Some citizens of Lawrence thought that Lykins was in some kind of "cahoots" with Quantrill himself, but this theory was unfounded. Although his bank was burned by accident from flames from another building, his house and family came out of the raid completely unscathed. The entire household of immediate family that were at home when Quantrill hit are all buried together at Elmwood. William also did studies and excavations of Indian mounds and wrote reports on this subject SPECIFICALLY for the Smithsonian Institute in the late 1800's. He is the brother-in-law of Theodore S. Case. His stepmother is Mattie Bingham, wife of famous painter, George Caleb Bingham. She was also at William's home during Quantrill's raid.
bio from Richard Stewart/Elmwood Cemetery
∼Removed to Elmwood Cemetery - February 28, 1908.
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THE KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, Missouri
Friday, June 16, 1893
Page 4
THE DEATH OF A PIONEER.
W.H.R. Lykins, Who Came to Kansas City
in 1831, Passes Away.
William H.R. Lykins, pioneer and scientist, died at his home, No. 414 West Thirteenth street, late yesterday afternoon. Mr. Lykins had been in his bed for five months and for several days his death had been hourly expected. The causes of his death were kidney disease and general debility. For four or five years, he had been an invalid. In January, 1891, he fell on the icy pavement at the corner of Thirteenth and Central streets and received a shock to the nervous system from which he never fully recovered. Mr. Lykins leaves a widow and one child, Miss Lilah Lykins.
The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home, No. 414 West Thirteenth street. The Rev. T.E. Vassar of the First Baptist church will preach the funeral sermon. It was Mr. Lykins request that his funeral should be as quiet as possible. He was a Mason, but in deference to his expressed request, the service will be private. The body will be placed in the family vault in Union cemetery.
William H.R. Lykins was 64 years old September 29, 1892. He was born in Kentucky and brought to Kansas City in 1831. His father, Dr. Johnson Lykins, was a medical missionary among the Indians. As a youth, Mr. Lykins aided his father and when he grew older he was for a time a teacher among the Indians. Mr. Lykins kept in after years and retained at his home in Kansas City text books that he used in teaching, some of which were in the Indian language.
After a course at a Kentucky college, Mr. Lykins took up a claim on what is now the site of Lawrence, Kansas, and later the Eastern organization which formed the town, purchased his lands. Mr. Lykins opened a bank under the title of Banking House of W.H.R. Lykins and was in Lawrence through the border war of 1856, 1857 and 1858. His bank building was burned during the Quantrell raid. He carried on a successful banking business there for several years and was elected and re-elected Mayor. About 1867, business took an unfavorable turn and the bank failed. It was an honest failure, not a "break with full pockets," and was disastrous to Mr. Lykins. He returned to Kansas City and was for twelve year an accountant in the postoffice. After leaving the postoffice, he was employed by the Merchants' and Manufacturers' bureau, but for the last six years has not been in any active employment as his health would not permit it.
Mr. Lykins was naturally a student. He was a well read man, particularly on biology, geology and mineralogy. When he lived at Lawrence, he had the finest library in Kansas. He was greatly interested in the mound building and he assisted in opening and examining several Indian mounds of this vicinity, writing reports on them for the Smithsonian institution at Washington. Mr. Lykins disposed of the last of his library two years ago. The remnant of his valuable collection of books contained some of the volumes he most highly prized. He had the first volume of the very few which were copyrighted under the laws of the Confederate states of America and had a hundred old and strange works. He had during his more active days made a large collection of specimens of paleontology and of the prehistoric remains of man. The collection he distributed piecemeal to the younger students with whom he was associated. Two years ago, when his eyesight began to fail him, he disposed of the last of his treasurers of nature and pen. Most of the books found their way into libraries in this city, a very few went to the second-hand stores, and most of this remnant of his collections of specimens went to the Scarritt institute with the collections of the old Kansas City Academy of Science, which he had founded years ago. Mr. Lykins' contributions to the reports of the Smithsonian institution are in the reports for the years between 1865 and 1881, in the Kansas City public library. Mr. Lykins was also a fruitful writer. A production from him, entitled "In Kansas City's Youth," appeared in THE STAR January 30.
Although born a Kentuckian and reared in Missouri in Jackson county, which was a stronghold of slavery, Mr. Lykins was not a secessionist nor a pro-slavery man. His election as Mayor of Lawrence would show that he found favor with his neighbors who represented the element favoring the abolition of slavery. Ex-Postmaster T.S. Case, under whom Mr. Lykins held office in the postoffice, says that Mr. Lykins was Republican in politics. Mr. Lykins was a very quiet man and disliked political discussions. He was in sympathy with the cause of religion, but not an advocate of sects.
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THE KANSAS CITY TIMES
Kansas City, Missouri
Sunday, June 18, 1893
Page 8
Funeral of W.H.R. Lykins.
The funeral of the dead pioneer, W.H.R. Lykins, took place at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The ceremonies were conducted by the Rev. T.E. Vassar, pastor of the First Baptist church, at the house, 414 West Thirteenth street. The funeral oration was a touching and eloquent tribute to the memory of the dead., who many fine personal qualities and mental gifts endeared him to all. The many good deeds of the deceased were touched upon and to the bereaved family were extended heartfelt and sincere sympathy. Reference was also mad to the Dr. Lykins, who was one of the founders of the Baptist church in Kansas City. Several songs were sung by the choir.
The old friends who acted as pall-bearers were: John W. Polk, J.C. Horton, J.N. Watkins, W.H. Paret, Sidney Hare and Oliver Case. A large number of friends accompanied the body to Union cemetery where the interment was made.
William H.R. Lykins
Son of Kansas City pioneer Johnston Lykins, M.D., was one of the earliest pioneers of Lawrence, Kansas as he built the second log cabin ever on the land that would become Lawrence. Later, he would open a bank there. He and his family survived the most brutal area during Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas because of his friendship with a number of the guerrillas. Some citizens of Lawrence thought that Lykins was in some kind of "cahoots" with Quantrill himself, but this theory was unfounded. Although his bank was burned by accident from flames from another building, his house and family came out of the raid completely unscathed. The entire household of immediate family that were at home when Quantrill hit are all buried together at Elmwood. William also did studies and excavations of Indian mounds and wrote reports on this subject SPECIFICALLY for the Smithsonian Institute in the late 1800's. He is the brother-in-law of Theodore S. Case. His stepmother is Mattie Bingham, wife of famous painter, George Caleb Bingham. She was also at William's home during Quantrill's raid.
bio from Richard Stewart/Elmwood Cemetery
∼Removed to Elmwood Cemetery - February 28, 1908.
___
THE KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, Missouri
Friday, June 16, 1893
Page 4
THE DEATH OF A PIONEER.
W.H.R. Lykins, Who Came to Kansas City
in 1831, Passes Away.
William H.R. Lykins, pioneer and scientist, died at his home, No. 414 West Thirteenth street, late yesterday afternoon. Mr. Lykins had been in his bed for five months and for several days his death had been hourly expected. The causes of his death were kidney disease and general debility. For four or five years, he had been an invalid. In January, 1891, he fell on the icy pavement at the corner of Thirteenth and Central streets and received a shock to the nervous system from which he never fully recovered. Mr. Lykins leaves a widow and one child, Miss Lilah Lykins.
The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home, No. 414 West Thirteenth street. The Rev. T.E. Vassar of the First Baptist church will preach the funeral sermon. It was Mr. Lykins request that his funeral should be as quiet as possible. He was a Mason, but in deference to his expressed request, the service will be private. The body will be placed in the family vault in Union cemetery.
William H.R. Lykins was 64 years old September 29, 1892. He was born in Kentucky and brought to Kansas City in 1831. His father, Dr. Johnson Lykins, was a medical missionary among the Indians. As a youth, Mr. Lykins aided his father and when he grew older he was for a time a teacher among the Indians. Mr. Lykins kept in after years and retained at his home in Kansas City text books that he used in teaching, some of which were in the Indian language.
After a course at a Kentucky college, Mr. Lykins took up a claim on what is now the site of Lawrence, Kansas, and later the Eastern organization which formed the town, purchased his lands. Mr. Lykins opened a bank under the title of Banking House of W.H.R. Lykins and was in Lawrence through the border war of 1856, 1857 and 1858. His bank building was burned during the Quantrell raid. He carried on a successful banking business there for several years and was elected and re-elected Mayor. About 1867, business took an unfavorable turn and the bank failed. It was an honest failure, not a "break with full pockets," and was disastrous to Mr. Lykins. He returned to Kansas City and was for twelve year an accountant in the postoffice. After leaving the postoffice, he was employed by the Merchants' and Manufacturers' bureau, but for the last six years has not been in any active employment as his health would not permit it.
Mr. Lykins was naturally a student. He was a well read man, particularly on biology, geology and mineralogy. When he lived at Lawrence, he had the finest library in Kansas. He was greatly interested in the mound building and he assisted in opening and examining several Indian mounds of this vicinity, writing reports on them for the Smithsonian institution at Washington. Mr. Lykins disposed of the last of his library two years ago. The remnant of his valuable collection of books contained some of the volumes he most highly prized. He had the first volume of the very few which were copyrighted under the laws of the Confederate states of America and had a hundred old and strange works. He had during his more active days made a large collection of specimens of paleontology and of the prehistoric remains of man. The collection he distributed piecemeal to the younger students with whom he was associated. Two years ago, when his eyesight began to fail him, he disposed of the last of his treasurers of nature and pen. Most of the books found their way into libraries in this city, a very few went to the second-hand stores, and most of this remnant of his collections of specimens went to the Scarritt institute with the collections of the old Kansas City Academy of Science, which he had founded years ago. Mr. Lykins' contributions to the reports of the Smithsonian institution are in the reports for the years between 1865 and 1881, in the Kansas City public library. Mr. Lykins was also a fruitful writer. A production from him, entitled "In Kansas City's Youth," appeared in THE STAR January 30.
Although born a Kentuckian and reared in Missouri in Jackson county, which was a stronghold of slavery, Mr. Lykins was not a secessionist nor a pro-slavery man. His election as Mayor of Lawrence would show that he found favor with his neighbors who represented the element favoring the abolition of slavery. Ex-Postmaster T.S. Case, under whom Mr. Lykins held office in the postoffice, says that Mr. Lykins was Republican in politics. Mr. Lykins was a very quiet man and disliked political discussions. He was in sympathy with the cause of religion, but not an advocate of sects.
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THE KANSAS CITY TIMES
Kansas City, Missouri
Sunday, June 18, 1893
Page 8
Funeral of W.H.R. Lykins.
The funeral of the dead pioneer, W.H.R. Lykins, took place at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The ceremonies were conducted by the Rev. T.E. Vassar, pastor of the First Baptist church, at the house, 414 West Thirteenth street. The funeral oration was a touching and eloquent tribute to the memory of the dead., who many fine personal qualities and mental gifts endeared him to all. The many good deeds of the deceased were touched upon and to the bereaved family were extended heartfelt and sincere sympathy. Reference was also mad to the Dr. Lykins, who was one of the founders of the Baptist church in Kansas City. Several songs were sung by the choir.
The old friends who acted as pall-bearers were: John W. Polk, J.C. Horton, J.N. Watkins, W.H. Paret, Sidney Hare and Oliver Case. A large number of friends accompanied the body to Union cemetery where the interment was made.
Son of Kansas City pioneer Johnston Lykins, M.D., was one of the earliest pioneers of Lawrence, Kansas as he built the second log cabin ever on the land that would become Lawrence. Later, he would open a bank there. He and his family survived the most brutal area during Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas because of his friendship with a number of the guerrillas. Some citizens of Lawrence thought that Lykins was in some kind of "cahoots" with Quantrill himself, but this theory was unfounded. Although his bank was burned by accident from flames from another building, his house and family came out of the raid completely unscathed. The entire household of immediate family that were at home when Quantrill hit are all buried together at Elmwood. William also did studies and excavations of Indian mounds and wrote reports on this subject SPECIFICALLY for the Smithsonian Institute in the late 1800's. He is the brother-in-law of Theodore S. Case. His stepmother is Mattie Bingham, wife of famous painter, George Caleb Bingham. She was also at William's home during Quantrill's raid.
bio from Richard Stewart/Elmwood Cemetery
∼Removed to Elmwood Cemetery - February 28, 1908.
___
THE KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, Missouri
Friday, June 16, 1893
Page 4
THE DEATH OF A PIONEER.
W.H.R. Lykins, Who Came to Kansas City
in 1831, Passes Away.
William H.R. Lykins, pioneer and scientist, died at his home, No. 414 West Thirteenth street, late yesterday afternoon. Mr. Lykins had been in his bed for five months and for several days his death had been hourly expected. The causes of his death were kidney disease and general debility. For four or five years, he had been an invalid. In January, 1891, he fell on the icy pavement at the corner of Thirteenth and Central streets and received a shock to the nervous system from which he never fully recovered. Mr. Lykins leaves a widow and one child, Miss Lilah Lykins.
The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home, No. 414 West Thirteenth street. The Rev. T.E. Vassar of the First Baptist church will preach the funeral sermon. It was Mr. Lykins request that his funeral should be as quiet as possible. He was a Mason, but in deference to his expressed request, the service will be private. The body will be placed in the family vault in Union cemetery.
William H.R. Lykins was 64 years old September 29, 1892. He was born in Kentucky and brought to Kansas City in 1831. His father, Dr. Johnson Lykins, was a medical missionary among the Indians. As a youth, Mr. Lykins aided his father and when he grew older he was for a time a teacher among the Indians. Mr. Lykins kept in after years and retained at his home in Kansas City text books that he used in teaching, some of which were in the Indian language.
After a course at a Kentucky college, Mr. Lykins took up a claim on what is now the site of Lawrence, Kansas, and later the Eastern organization which formed the town, purchased his lands. Mr. Lykins opened a bank under the title of Banking House of W.H.R. Lykins and was in Lawrence through the border war of 1856, 1857 and 1858. His bank building was burned during the Quantrell raid. He carried on a successful banking business there for several years and was elected and re-elected Mayor. About 1867, business took an unfavorable turn and the bank failed. It was an honest failure, not a "break with full pockets," and was disastrous to Mr. Lykins. He returned to Kansas City and was for twelve year an accountant in the postoffice. After leaving the postoffice, he was employed by the Merchants' and Manufacturers' bureau, but for the last six years has not been in any active employment as his health would not permit it.
Mr. Lykins was naturally a student. He was a well read man, particularly on biology, geology and mineralogy. When he lived at Lawrence, he had the finest library in Kansas. He was greatly interested in the mound building and he assisted in opening and examining several Indian mounds of this vicinity, writing reports on them for the Smithsonian institution at Washington. Mr. Lykins disposed of the last of his library two years ago. The remnant of his valuable collection of books contained some of the volumes he most highly prized. He had the first volume of the very few which were copyrighted under the laws of the Confederate states of America and had a hundred old and strange works. He had during his more active days made a large collection of specimens of paleontology and of the prehistoric remains of man. The collection he distributed piecemeal to the younger students with whom he was associated. Two years ago, when his eyesight began to fail him, he disposed of the last of his treasurers of nature and pen. Most of the books found their way into libraries in this city, a very few went to the second-hand stores, and most of this remnant of his collections of specimens went to the Scarritt institute with the collections of the old Kansas City Academy of Science, which he had founded years ago. Mr. Lykins' contributions to the reports of the Smithsonian institution are in the reports for the years between 1865 and 1881, in the Kansas City public library. Mr. Lykins was also a fruitful writer. A production from him, entitled "In Kansas City's Youth," appeared in THE STAR January 30.
Although born a Kentuckian and reared in Missouri in Jackson county, which was a stronghold of slavery, Mr. Lykins was not a secessionist nor a pro-slavery man. His election as Mayor of Lawrence would show that he found favor with his neighbors who represented the element favoring the abolition of slavery. Ex-Postmaster T.S. Case, under whom Mr. Lykins held office in the postoffice, says that Mr. Lykins was Republican in politics. Mr. Lykins was a very quiet man and disliked political discussions. He was in sympathy with the cause of religion, but not an advocate of sects.
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THE KANSAS CITY TIMES
Kansas City, Missouri
Sunday, June 18, 1893
Page 8
Funeral of W.H.R. Lykins.
The funeral of the dead pioneer, W.H.R. Lykins, took place at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The ceremonies were conducted by the Rev. T.E. Vassar, pastor of the First Baptist church, at the house, 414 West Thirteenth street. The funeral oration was a touching and eloquent tribute to the memory of the dead., who many fine personal qualities and mental gifts endeared him to all. The many good deeds of the deceased were touched upon and to the bereaved family were extended heartfelt and sincere sympathy. Reference was also mad to the Dr. Lykins, who was one of the founders of the Baptist church in Kansas City. Several songs were sung by the choir.
The old friends who acted as pall-bearers were: John W. Polk, J.C. Horton, J.N. Watkins, W.H. Paret, Sidney Hare and Oliver Case. A large number of friends accompanied the body to Union cemetery where the interment was made.
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